Creating Area Type
To enter type inside an object:
1. If you want to preserve the original object, drag and copy it.
2. To enter type in a closed path, choose the Area Type Tool or the Vertical Type Tool.
3. Click precisely on the endge of the path. A flashing insertion marker appears,
and any fill or stroke on the object is removed.
The object is now listed as <type> (not <path>) on the layers panel.
4. Enter type in the path,or copy and paste text from a text-editing application into the path.
The text will stay inside the object and conform to its shape.
Vertical area type flows from top to bottom and from right to left.
For my Christmas tree project, I used the pen tool to draw the Christmas tree
and the shape tool to make the star. After drawing the closed object, I used the fill tool
and and the stroke tool to add color. I used the area type tool to add the words inside
the Christmas tree.
To enter type inside an object:
1. If you want to preserve the original object, drag and copy it.
2. To enter type in a closed path, choose the Area Type Tool or the Vertical Type Tool.
3. Click precisely on the endge of the path. A flashing insertion marker appears,
and any fill or stroke on the object is removed.
The object is now listed as <type> (not <path>) on the layers panel.
4. Enter type in the path,or copy and paste text from a text-editing application into the path.
The text will stay inside the object and conform to its shape.
Vertical area type flows from top to bottom and from right to left.
For my Christmas tree project, I used the pen tool to draw the Christmas tree
and the shape tool to make the star. After drawing the closed object, I used the fill tool
and and the stroke tool to add color. I used the area type tool to add the words inside
the Christmas tree.